INVERTEBRATES (INSECTS, CRUSTACEANS and

ARACHNIDS)

Fill in the blanks with the words from the box:

• Bees are _________ They have a thorax with six ______

and two ________, an __________, and a head with
__________ and _________.
• Bees are ____________. They eat nectar from flowers.
• Bees have a thin _____________for protection.

wings exoskeleton eyes legs

antennas insects abdomen herbivores

• Crabs are__________ .They have eight ________ and two

________. They have a ________ with ____________ and
__________.
• Most crabs are ____________.
• Crabs have a thick ________________.
pincers exoskeleton eyes legs
antennas crustaceans body omnivores

• Butterflies are ___________. They have a _______ with six

legs and wings, an _________, and a _______ with
____________and two ___________.
• They have a thin ____________for protection.
• Butterflies are _______________.
head exoskeleton eyes thorax
antennas insects abdomen herbivores

• Spiders are _________. They have eight _______. They have a

________, an __________, and a _________ with eyes and
_____________.
• They are _____________. They eat insects.
• They have a thin _______________for protection.

head exoskeleton abdomen legs

mouth arachnids thorax carnivores

• Dragonflies are ________. They have a ____________ with six

_______and four __________, an ____________, and a
__________with _________ and ____________.
• Dragonflies are omnivores.
• Dragonflies have a thin _____________ for protection.
 VERTEBRATES (MAMMALS, BIRDS, FISH, REPTILES and
AMPHIBIANS)

_______ are __________. So are ________, dogs, cats, horses,

kangaroos, dolphins and _________. 
What do all these animals have in common?
The answer is _______!  If an animal _________ milk when it is a
baby and has ______ or ____ on its body, it belongs to the
mammal class.

hair fur mammals people

whales Seals milk drinks

________ are animals that have ___________ and that are

born out of ___________________.
Some people think that what makes an animal a bird is its wings. 
Bats have wings.  Flies have wings.  Bats and flies are not birds. 
So what makes an animal a bird?
The answer is ______________!
Birds are the only animals that have ___________.  They help the bird to ______.
They also have two ____________ and a ____________.

hard-shelled eggs feathers Birds fly

legs feathers beak feathers

___________ are vertebrates that live in _________ and have

________ to breath, __________ to swim and __________ on
their body.  There are a lot of different fish.

Fish gills fins water scales

___________ are a class of animal with rough ______ skin. 

They are ______________ and are born on ___________.
_________, ____________, ___________, ___________
and ___________all belong to the _________ class.
lizards snakes cold-blooded land scaly
Reptiles crocodiles alligators turtles reptile

Amphibians are born in the water.  When they are born, they
breathe with gills like a fish.  But when they grow up, they
develop lungs and can live on land.

Amphibians land water gills lungs